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For paper patching?Any guesses on what this is? It doesn’t have normal grease grooves.
Looks like a paper patch bullet mould. Wanna sell it?
Drops at .304” and you paper wrap up to around .310” View attachment 370080
You’re welcome. Not sure why they did it like that but I’ve seen a .450” or so 45/70 NEI mould with the same style grooves in it.Thank you for the info! I’m used to paper patch bullets not having any circumferential grooves at all. I know how to paper patch, I do it for my Martini. I’ll hang on it for now. Thanks again.
not fire pit bricks but refractory to contain the heat better. The side burner is not very good. Not bad for small batches but it takes a long time.Bricks for a fire pit. Really any old bricks will work for what you are doing.
Look for someone getting rid of a gas grill with a side burner. The side burners are usually unused and in good shape, weld up a stand for it that fits in your brick enclosure.
I usually do my scrap melt in my fire pit at the end of the night after the fam goes to bed when the coals are hot and deep. I use an old cast iron pot from a tag sale to melt the scrap then ladle into muffin tins.
Im not sure what most are rated for. Trying to contain as much of the heat as I can. Problem is the bricks available locally are thin and not really well suited to stacking. Plus they are expensive at $4-5 a wack I might as well buy a insulated smelting pot.Old wood stoves maybe?
I have cracked a few of those fire bricks, but wasn't sure if it was from the heat (not sure what they're rated for) or from jamming stuff in the stove.
Concrete as an insulator maybe?
I’m sure there are cheaper places but you can get kaowool pretty cheap. The ITC100 would be a nice addition.Im not sure what most are rated for. Trying to contain as much of the heat as I can. Problem is the bricks available locally are thin and not really well suited to stacking. Plus they are expensive at $4-5 a wack I might as well buy a insulated smelting pot.
So you put way more thought into this than I ever have. I just Hill-Billy parts together until something works.not fire pit bricks but refractory to contain the heat better. The side burner is not very good. Not bad for small batches but it takes a long time.
My current fryer burner is 100,000 btu its rotted out to the point where the venturi holes are decayed and I do not get a nice flame. So i plan on getting a 200,000 and a 30psi regulator . Like to contain that heat better with the more powerful burner. Looking for a source of ceramic insulation blanket also. Been looking for scrap ovens to raid the shell and insulation with no luck.
Anything to boost efficiency to a point.So you put way more thought into this than I ever have. I just Hill-Billy parts together until something works.
What about The ReStore? You have those out your way? I donate stuff to them all the time.
Anyone have a source for firebricks or refractory bricks? I want to build a better suround for my smelting pot. Getting a new burner soon and really want to up my my efficiency. Think I should get more out of a tank. Might score a larger tank also. Hoping it has a few years left on the date code.
Been looking for a old heater housing or stove and take the shell and insulation out.
Maybe some ceramic blanket material .
My burner was already rusty when i picked it up. No matter what I,have done its now rotting heavily. A few of the gas vents have really opened up and I get a poor flame.
If your impatient like me a tapered punch makes a good Hand flare tool.Minor hiccup in my 8mm cast reloads. My Dillon conversion kit came in and the powder funnel has no case expander so I have no way to bell the case till the lee universal case expander that I ordered comes in. Normally I just run all Dillon dies but this is the first time I had to go with something else.
I took more of my 9mm casts to the range yesterday and I’m continued to be impressed. First no lead, but I did the 100 yard challenge with the kids. The 100 yard challenge is basically how well you can do free hand with the handgun at the hundred. Pick a rock on the backstop and see who comes the closet the most consistent. It’s a good training tool.
I was hitting pretty consistently a soccer ball sized area around the target. I did buy a drop in barrel for the gun to run the casts through and oddly it was hitting POA.
Get some SR1 or the 50 yard service pistol targets and Put them at 100ydMinor hiccup in my 8mm cast reloads. My Dillon conversion kit came in and the powder funnel has no case expander so I have no way to bell the case till the lee universal case expander that I ordered comes in. Normally I just run all Dillon dies but this is the first time I had to go with something else.
I took more of my 9mm casts to the range yesterday and I’m continued to be impressed. First no lead, but I did the 100 yard challenge with the kids. The 100 yard challenge is basically how well you can do free hand with the handgun at the hundred. Pick a rock on the backstop and see who comes the closet the most consistent. It’s a good training tool.
I was hitting pretty consistently a soccer ball sized area around the target. I did buy a drop in barrel for the gun to run the casts through and oddly it was hitting POA.
Going the elchepo route. Waiting to find a old stove and raid it for the sheet metal and insulation.Tractor Supply and some Country Hardware stores have them. I am just not sure about this time of the year as the sales spaces usually go to summer items like grills, etc.
Towards the fall = you can definitely find them at those places (in the wood stove supply areas).
If you are in or around the the Attleboro area this weekend, I could lend you my Lee universal expander. Not using it currently. Good luckMinor hiccup in my 8mm cast reloads. My Dillon conversion kit came in and the powder funnel has no case expander so I have no way to bell the case till the lee universal case expander that I ordered comes in. Normally I just run all Dillon dies but this is the first time I had to go with something else.
I took more of my 9mm casts to the range yesterday and I’m continued to be impressed. First no lead, but I did the 100 yard challenge with the kids. The 100 yard challenge is basically how well you can do free hand with the handgun at the hundred. Pick a rock on the backstop and see who comes the closet the most consistent. It’s a good training tool.
I was hitting pretty consistently a soccer ball sized area around the target. I did buy a drop in barrel for the gun to run the casts through and oddly it was hitting POA.
The lee expander is nice but if you get a chance to get a Lyman M Die it’s a nicer option. It’s designed specifically for cast so it expands about .001” more than normal. It also has a second step in the expander that works kind of like a flaring die. They’re awesome.Minor hiccup in my 8mm cast reloads. My Dillon conversion kit came in and the powder funnel has no case expander so I have no way to bell the case till the lee universal case expander that I ordered comes in. Normally I just run all Dillon dies but this is the first time I had to go with something else.
I took more of my 9mm casts to the range yesterday and I’m continued to be impressed. First no lead, but I did the 100 yard challenge with the kids. The 100 yard challenge is basically how well you can do free hand with the handgun at the hundred. Pick a rock on the backstop and see who comes the closet the most consistent. It’s a good training tool.
I was hitting pretty consistently a soccer ball sized area around the target. I did buy a drop in barrel for the gun to run the casts through and oddly it was hitting POA.
Damn you got a lot of leadThe lead just keeps coming. Old timer I know dropped off a bunch of wheel weights this morning
Burning up the last few pounds of free propane.View attachment 370417
Switched back to the cast iron and made a heat shield from theLP tank pot. View attachment 370417
Basically cut the time to melt aboutView attachment 370420 30% I have already processed 50lbs
Minor hiccup in my 8mm cast reloads. My Dillon conversion kit came in and the powder funnel has no case expander so I have no way to bell the case till the lee universal case expander that I ordered comes in. Normally I just run all Dillon dies but this is the first time I had to go with something else....
Not really but plenty for my needs and why I donate to the seminar and help others out. Its been years since I out laid any real cash for casting other than molds , plus these new ignot molds are fun.Damn you got a lot of lead
Not really but plenty for my needs and why I donate to the seminar and help others out. Its been years since I out laid any real cash for casting other than molds , plus these new ignot molds are fun.
My wife came strolling out to the danger zone, “what are you doing”
Had my fake teeth out and bent up glasses on looked up and in my worst “redneck” accent said “imdender mak’n gowld” she looked at the stack of ignots and just shook her head “dont forget to clean the pool” as she walked away
Good old fiberglass is good to 1000not fire pit bricks but refractory to contain the heat better. The side burner is not very good. Not bad for small batches but it takes a long time.
My current fryer burner is 100,000 btu its rotted out to the point where the venturi holes are decayed and I do not get a nice flame. So i plan on getting a 200,000 and a 30psi regulator . Like to contain that heat better with the more powerful burner. Looking for a source of ceramic insulation blanket also. Been looking for scrap ovens to raid the shell and insulation with no luck.
good to know, I have some scraps left over.Good old fiberglass is good to 1000
Insulation Materials - Operating Temperature Limits
Temperature limits for commonly used insulation materials.www.engineeringtoolbox.com
But if its left out to the weather it gets moldy and foul smelling real fast plus when its wet there is no r valuegood to know, I have some scraps left over.
TrueBut if its left out to the weather it gets moldy and foul smelling real fast plus when its wet there is no r value